Golf

7:19 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — The executive who led the extraordinary growth of the English Premier League is joining a new Ryder Cup committee aimed at enhancing the commercial value of golf’s biggest team event. Richard Scudamore was chief executive then executive chairman of the Premier League from 1999 until last
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5:33 PM ET The PGA Tour’s developmental tour is going by a new name after 10-year sponsorship agreement was announced Wednesday. Known as the Web.com Tour, the circuit that serves as a feeder system for the PGA Tour will now be called the Korn Ferry Tour with the Los Angeles-based global organizational consulting firm taking
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3:38 PM ET CROMWELL, Conn. — There is one major piece missing from Phil Mickelson’s golf résumé — he’s never won the U.S. Open. He’s starting to get it into his head that it likely won’t ever happen. “I really don’t have many more chances,” Mickelson said Wednesday after his practice round at the Travelers
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9:48 AM ET PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods does not figure to be picking up a golf club anytime soon. Much to the dismay of tournament organizers in Detroit and Minneapolis, he will instead spend time with his family, decompressing from one major championship, then trying to build back up to another. That he
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1:55 PM ET Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Four members of a Texas family have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme that used stolen identities to obtain tickets to the Masters golf tournament, which were then resold for a profit. U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine’s office said in a news
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9:31 PM ET Gary Woodland won the 119th U.S. Open by three strokes over Brooks Koepka at Pebble Beach on Sunday to capture his first major championship. Woodland, 35, made a long birdie putt on 18 to shoot a 2-under 69 on the final day to finish at 13 under for the tournament. Koepka, who
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